Racecards
17:05 Leicester
Bodie Hodges Foundation Restricted Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Sahara Spear
21- Form 42
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
led, ridden along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced greenly towards rear, ridden 2f out, made no impression
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Grace McEntee
outpaced towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey T P Queally
midfield, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 100yds
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C Banham
- Jockey Joey Haynes
prominent, ridden along 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey George Downing
midfield, nudged along over 2f out, hung right when ridden over 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong
Flash Betty
19- Form 74
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S De Sousa
mid-division, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 46
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
midfield, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out
Hattie C
15- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Georgia Dobie
tracked leaders, outpaced and ridden along over 2f out, kept on to go second final 50yds
In depth
Verdict
FLASH BETTY’s dam handled give in the ground and Mick Channon’s filly has shown speed in a couple of starts on fast going at Brighton. This is a modest opener and that experience should stand her in good stead today with the booking of De Souza another plus. Sahara Spear followed up a fourth at Beverley with a second at Southwell and Hattie C is likely to improve on a sixth at Salisbury, before which she bolted and unseated Charlie Bishop. Strozzi and Dora Penny are newcomers to note.
Formwatch
Picota Havana Gold colt out of Break Time.
Sahara Spear 5-2 (9-3) Veered markedly right leaving stalls, soon in touch, ridden before 2f out, stayed on without troubling winner, 2nd of 6, 5 1/2l behind Devious Angel (8-12) at Southwell 5f stks (4) pol in Apr.
Strozzi (GER) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Soprana.
Danger Close (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Slow to stride, always outpaced, 5th of 6, 9l behind Barging Thru (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Ferro D'orr (IRE) Dawn Approach colt out of Miss Cogent.
Splendid Isolation (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Soon midfield, raced wide, outpaced throughout, pushed along before halfway, lost position 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Latin Lover (9-5) at Beverley 5f stks (6) gf in May.
War Brave (IRE) Due Diligence gelding out of Compass Rose.
Aclaimed Lady Aclaim filly out of Doddinel.
Dora Penny Mayson filly out of Aubrietia.
Flash Betty 16-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden for effort, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Robjon (9-5) at Brighton 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Global Flight 7-1 (8-12) Raced wide close up, switched left after 1f, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Ellade (8-12) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in May.
Hattie C 22-1 (8-9) Led to post, off the pace in 5th, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Silver Bullet Lady (8-9) at Salisbury 5f fll stks (3) gd in May.
Teasyweasy 40-1 (9-5) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 3 1/4l behind Second Wind (9-5) at Yarmouth 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.